August 1, 2021
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Featuring 387 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: Silvia Moreno-Garcia's noir thriller, Velvet Was the Night, proves there's no genre she can't master; Charlotte McConaghy, Peter Bergen, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Jeff Zentner; and moreFeatured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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NO GODS, NO MONSTERS
By Cadwell Turnbull
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THE CORPSE FLOWER
By Anne Mette Hancock Tara Chace
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I WISHED
By Dennis Cooper
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HAPPY HOUR
By Marlowe Granados
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MY MONTICELLO
By Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
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FIGHT NIGHT
By Miriam Toews
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WHAT STORM, WHAT THUNDER
By Myriam J. A. Chancy
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NEVER
By Ken Follett
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MR. BEETHOVEN
By Paul Griffiths
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LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS
By Ryka Aoki
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THREE ROOMS
By Jo Hamya
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A LOT LIKE ADIÓS
By Alexis Daria
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THREE NOVELS
By Yuri Herrera Lisa Dillman
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THE FREE BASTARDS
By Jonathan French
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THE MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP PRESENTS THE BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR
By Lee Child
NONFICTION
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INDIGO
By Padgett Powell
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WATER
By Giulio Boccaletti
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE EMPRESS
By Nancy Goldstone
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READ UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND
By Farah Jasmine Griffin
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VOICES FROM THE PANDEMIC
By Eli Saslow
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THE 9.9 PERCENT
By Matthew Stewart
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APP KID
By Michael Sayman
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TRUFFLE HOUND
By Rowan Jacobsen
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SQUIRREL HILL
By Mark Oppenheimer
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SMILE
By Sarah Ruhl
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THE BLUE AGE
By Gregg Easterbrook
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MOVE
By Parag Khanna
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MAJOR LABELS
By Kelefa Sanneh
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"FRANKLY, WE DID WIN THIS ELECTION"
By Michael C. Bender
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THE LONG WAR
By David Loyn
TEEN
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ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DIVE INTO THE WATERS OF THE WORLD
By Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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TONIGHT WE RULE THE WORLD
By Zack Smedley
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REVOLUTION IN OUR TIME
By Kekla Magoon
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS
By Lauren Gibaldi Eric Smith
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KNEEL
By Candace Buford
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THE GRIMROSE GIRLS
By Laura Pohl
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BLACK BIRDS IN THE SKY
By Brandy Colbert
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VIAL OF TEARS
By Cristin Bishara
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FEMINIST AF
By Brittney Cooper Chanel Craft Tanner Susana Morris
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RISE UP!
By Crystal M. Fleming
CHILDREN'S
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VAMPENGUIN
By Lucy Ruth Cummins
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SOMETHING GOOD
By Marcy Campbell Corinna Luyken
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THE MAILBOX IN THE FOREST
By Kyoko Hara Kazue Takahashi Alexandrea Mallia
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OPPOSITES ABSTRACT
By Mo Willems
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THE FAITH OF ELIJAH CUMMINGS
By Carole Boston Weatherford Laura Freeman
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WE ARE ONE
By Susan Hood Linda Yan
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DREAM STREET
By Tricia Elam Walker Ekua Holmes
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10 SPOOKY PUMPKINS
By Gris Grimly
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THE BEATRYCE PROPHECY
By Kate DiCamillo Sophie Blackall
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BARB THE LAST BERZERKER
By Dan Abdo Jason Patterson
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KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
By Aliya King Neil Charly Palmer
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THE WELCOME CHAIR
By Rosemary Wells Jerry Pinkney
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WHEN LANGSTON DANCES
By Kaija Langley Keith Mallett
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JAZZ FOR LUNCH!
By Jarrett Dapier Eugenia Mello
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BRIGHT STAR
By Yuyi Morales
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LET ME FIX YOU A PLATE
By Elizabeth Lilly
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POULTRYGEIST
By Eric Geron Pete Oswald
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LOOKING FOR A JUMBIE
By Tracey Baptiste Amber Ren
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TREASURE IN THE LAKE
By Jason Pamment
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A TALE AS TALL AS JACOB
By Samantha Edwards
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WHY LONGFELLOW LIED
By Jeff Lantos
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MORE THAN JUST A GAME
By Madison Moore Lonnie Ollivierre
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EVERYBODY IN THE RED BRICK BUILDING
By Anne Wynter Oge Mora
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PURA'S CUENTOS
By Annette Bay Pimentel Magaly Morales
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YOUR LEGACY
By Schele Williams Tonya Engel
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NELSON MANDELA
By Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl Nicole Miles
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I AM SMOKE
By Henry Herz Mercè López
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EGG MARKS THE SPOT
By Amy Timberlake Jon Klassen
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DAD BAKES
By Katie Yamasaki
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OUR TABLE
By Peter H. Reynolds
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THE LEOPARD BEHIND THE MOON
By Mayonn Paasewe-Valchev
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SUNNY MAKES A SPLASH
By Jennifer L. Holm Matthew Holm Lark Pien
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THE GREAT BEAR
By David A. Robertson
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HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR
By Veera Hiranandani
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THE SOUR CHERRY TREE
By Naseem Hrab Nahid Kazemi
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A TERRIBLE TIDE
By Suzanne Meade
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MY LOVE FOR YOU IS ALWAYS
By Gillian Sze Michelle Lee
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NINA
By Traci N. Todd Christian Robinson
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SHEEP COUNT FLOWERS
By Micaela Chirif Amanda Mijangos
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I'LL KEEP YOU CLOSE
By Jeska Verstegen Bill Nagelkerke
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CIRCLE UNDER BERRY
By Carter Higgins
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WOUNDED FALCONS
By Jairo Buitrago Rafael Yockteng Elisa Amado
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AMIRA & HAMZA
By Samira Ahmed
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CAN YOU SEE ME?
By Gökçe Irten
INDIE
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BABY OUT OF WEDLOCK
By Jim Braz Jessica Braz
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WHEN EMILY WENT MISSING
By Watchguy 24 Michael Weems
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THE CULTURE PUZZLE
By Mario Moussa Derek Newberry Greg Urban
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THE GHOSTS OF BELCOURT CASTLE
By Harle H. Tinney
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HE GETS THAT FROM ME
By Jacqueline Friedland
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IN THE AFTERMATH
By Jane Ward
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